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  • Title: Decision to evacuate a hospital during an emergency: the safe way or the leader's way?
    Author: Adini B, Laor D, Cohen R, Israeli A.
    Journal: J Public Health Policy; 2012 May; 33(2):257-68. PubMed ID: 22318408.
    Abstract:
    Hospitals have frequently been evacuated because of natural or man-made disasters. In this article, we identify elements to be considered when confronted with the possibility of hospital evacuation. Hospital evacuation may have a significant impact on the surrounding community and the overall population. When the patients in a hospital are placed at risk, hospital leadership often decides to evacuate the facility to safeguard the well-being of both patients and staff. Such a decision is not likely to be criticized. We present various considerations. The effect of evacuation on patients, hospital staff, family members, the community, and even the nation as a whole, as well as repercussions affecting potential patients should be integral to the decision-making process and parallel to the risk assessment.
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